Phillies Nation Perfect Season: Opening Day in Cincy

Every day until Opening Day arrives, Phillies Nation will take a daily look back at a regular season victory from that particular day in history that you can watch in full in lieu of live Phillies baseball. Think of it is as your daily Phillies watch recommendation.

Cesar Hernandez began the 2017 season with a solo home run. (George Walker/Icon Sportswire)

The Phillies opened the 2017 season against the Reds in Cincinnati, where Opening Day calls for a massive celebration in and around the ballpark. The team got in on the party early with a César Hernandez solo home run to lead-off 2017. After a shaky ninth inning from Jeanmar Gomez, the Phillies hung on and won the ballgame 4-3, their first Opening Day victory since 2014.

Phillies Lineup

  1. César Hernandez, second base
  2. Howie Kendrick, left field
  3. Odubel Herrera, center field
  4. Maikel Franco, third base
  5. Michael Saunders, right field
  6. Tommy Joseph, first base
  7. Cameron Rupp, catcher
  8. Freddy Galvis, shortstop
  9. Jeremy Hellickson, pitcher

Reds Lineup

  1. Billy Hamilton, center field
  2. Jose Peraza, second base
  3. Joey Votto, first base
  4. Adam Duvall, left field
  5. Eugenio Suarez, third base
  6. Scott Schebler, right field
  7. Zack Cozart, shortstop
  8. Tucker Barnhart, catcher
  9. Scott Feldman, pitcher

You can watch the full game down below or use this link. You can also watch it on your Smart TV or streaming device with the Youtube app. Just put in “PHI at CIN April 3, 2017′ into the search bar and click on the video.

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A lifelong native of Philadelphia, Destiny has been a contributor for Phillies Nation since January 2019 and was named Deputy Editorial Director in May 2020.

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